influenceofbibletranslationonenglishliterature英語專業(yè)論文

1、InfluenceofBibleTranslationonEnglishLiteratureTheintroductionofthebibleTheHolyBibleisconsideredtobeanimptantsourceofwesternlanguagecultureaswellasaclassicalreligiousmasterpiece.ItnotonlyestablishedthepeoplesfaithinGodhel

2、pedtobringaboutthefmationofthewesterncountriesdailyconventionbutalsohadtremendousinfluenceonitscarrierlanguageespeciallyEnglishlanguage.AlthoughtheHolyBiblewasfirstlywritteninHebrewitsEnglishversionappearedseveralhundred

3、yearsagohasbeenspreaduptonow.FromWycliffesfirstlytranslatingtheHolyBibleintoEnglishcompletelyin1382tothelatestmodernEnglishAuthizedKingJamesVersiontheinfluenceoftheHolyBibleonEnglishhasneverdiscontinued.Theactersstiesfab

4、lesproverbsintheHolyBiblearewellknowntoeveryoneinthewesterncountries.Theyarefrequentlyquotedinthedailyconversationstheliterarywks.ThenalargenumberofBiblerelatedidiomsmottoesallusionspropernounsdaytodaywdsarosetheyhavebec

5、omeimptantpartswidelyusedinEnglishlanguage.AtthesametimetheinfluenceoftheHolyBibleonEnglishlanguageintheBritishAmericanliterarywksisalsoquiteclear.WhyistheBiblesopopularwidespreadintheEnglishwldwhydoesitinfluenceanincrea

6、singnumberofChristiansnonChristiansintheirliteraturecreationIthinkthisismeaningfulnecessarytodiscussbecauseitcanhelpusmakegooduseoftheBibleinourculturalcommunicationliteraturecreation.Therearethreemainreasonstoexplainthe

7、questionabove.FirsttheBiblemakesalargeinfluenceontheEnglishpeopletheirlives.Thestatisticof70%peoplebelievinginChristianityshowsthatEnglishpeople’lifeishighlyrelatedtotheBible.TheyreadtheBiblegotothechurchprayeveryweek.Th

8、erefetheBibleexistseverywhereintheirwk.SecondEnglishlanguageisbasedonEnglishculturewhichtheBibleplaysasignificantrolein.Languageresearcherssaythatonelanguageisusuallybasedononeculture.AccdingtothistheywecanseetheBibleexi

9、stseverywhereintheirlanguage.ThirdtheBiblehasalargevocabularydescribinglovetolerance.AsweknowtheBiblepreacheslovetolerancethereareacountlessnumberofwdsphrasestodescribenarratesomethingrelatedtolovetolerancesoon.Englishpe

10、opletendtoquotethesewdsphrasesdirectlyfromtheBible.TheBibleistheclassicwksinChristianityitprovidestheBritishliteraturewithinexhaustiblematerials.SotheBiblehasdeepinfluenceonBritishliterature.BritishwritersusestiesoftheBi

11、blebythreemainmethods.FirsttheyquotepersonsnamesstiesoftheBibleastheactersnamesplotsofthecreationsfromtheBibledirectly.Sometimestheymakesomechangesontheiginalsties.SometimestheyquotestiesdirectlyfromtheBibleasthewritingm

12、aterials.SecondtheymakeuseofsymbolicmeaningoftheBiblebysometechnicalsuchassimilemetaphsymbolismsothatthestiescouldexertapersoninthenoveltoenjoyfamilyhappinessactuallythedeionthoughtaloudexceptowninthebookonlyrecdednarrat

13、edhimtheboyManolinconversation.TheinfluenceofBibletranslationonShakespeareWilliam.ShakespeareisthefamousBritishwriter.InhislifetimeChristianhadbeentheleaderwasintroducedintoEnglreligiousbeliefs.Christianeveryoneslifethou

14、ghtsevenwkthereisgreatinfluencefunction.4SotheChristianthebibleofthattimeShakespearealsohastheenmousinfluence.Shakespearesplaysinheusedmanyfromthebibletheactersinthename.Withthewkinactercomparingtowkactersfoilcontrast.Fe

15、xampleinhis“Henryiv“John.Falstaffsaid:“IwanttobeaspoasJobbutdontlikehimhasthegreatpatience.“5Jobcomesfromthebible.HereinthenameofShakespearesjobmentionedhisallusionstofoilthecurrentmoodofFalstaffalsobythelivelyartisticef

16、fect.Shakespeareistomakegooduseofthebiblemasterofallusioninhiswkshavemanybiblicalallusions.TheHamletofprinceHamletinthethoughtoffallofmanwhenmentionedthedevilthisissatansaliaswhotemptedAdameveatethefbiddenfruitinthebooko

17、fgenesis.Godwasveryangrywithsatanchangeitintothesnaketocreepethupontheearthfever.Theiginalsinsnakeswereusedintheprincesconversation.Hamletsaid:“someonelikemecrawlbetweentheheavenearthwhywecomeAllofusarethoughbastardnobod

18、ybelieveus.“6ShakespeareisthebestofthebestEnglishliteraturefigures.HeisamasteroflanguagebegoodatusingthebiblestyChristiandoctrineetcintheirwkincreasethedepthconnotationhelivesinChristianitydominantpositionoftheeraChristi

19、anthebiblefhimhiswksinfluenceisinevitable.EpilogueAstheHolyBibleoftheChristianityitsownhasstrongartisticmgreataestheticvaluemakingitasthesourceofBritishliterarywkscreation.TheBiblerecdsthemeritsthefaultsevilofthewldrefle

20、ctstheancientfeelingsimplationsidealsexplesthemysteryrelationshipsamongGodpeopletheuniversestudiesthephilosophyoftherelationshipsbetweenpeoplepeoplepeopletheuniversehumandestinylifevalues.BritishliterarywksallembodytheBi

21、bleinallaspects.TherefetheunderstingoftheBiblewillfurtherourunderstingofBritishliteraturewilldeepenourappreciationofBritishcultureideologywillmakeuslearnresearchappreciatetheBritishliterarywksbetter.4朱生豪譯，《莎士比亞全集》，人民文學出版